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FILM & SHEET PRODUCTION

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New die systems speed shift to lean manufacturing by cast film producers.
The cast film industry's conventional business model of long runs and high inventories is being replaced by lean manufacturing, a strategy that enhances versatility and productivity but poses special challenges for custom film producers to overcome costly downtime. Timothy C Callahan, President & CEO of Extrusion Dies Industries, describes recent flat-die innovations from his company that enable film producers to meet such challenges.

Water cooling puts blown film head to head with cast.
Brampton Engineering's AquaFrost line is now starting to sell in Europe. And there's news of another water-cooled film line from India.

Collapsing frame combines the best of rollers and airboards.
Battenfeld Gloucester has used composite rollers and a non-contact airboard in its latest collapsing frame.

Dual sensors cope with off-position bubbles.
A new thickness control system from Sussex Gauging can work with bubbles that are slightly off-centre and out of the vertical.

Static pinning reduces cast film shrinkage.
Eurofilms Extrusion installed Eltex edge pinnning equipment to control the edges of its new cast film line.

FILM & SHEET CONVERSION

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Laminating machine is built for versatility.
The latest machine from Web Processing is aimed at companies making a diverse range of coated products.

Static eliminators meet latest winding speeds and ATEX standards.
New systems from Meech and WLT.

MATERIALS HANDLING

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Low pressure driers help JIT operation.
The Maguire vacuum drier has been installed by automotive lighting manufacturer Koito to dry materials fast enought to keep up with rapid product changes.

INJECTION MOULDING

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PICME leads Daniels to productivity improvement.
Daniels Healthcare achieved more than it expected when it consulted PICME on improving the management of its moulding shop.

PC/ABS is formulated for Engel's X-Melt.
Bayer has introduced a grade of Bayblend tailored for the explosive injection process.

AUTOMATION

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Six-axis robots meet growing demands in plastics routing.
Paul Etchells from KMT Cutting Systems describes the improvements that six axis robots can bring to the trimming of complex plastics and composites parts.

Wittmann lowers robot prices by using cheaper manufacturing.
Wittmann is building parts of its robots outside Europe, and reckons to have cut 20 per cent off the price.

Hang on to mouldings and you'll know they're safe.
An installation by PCE Automation showed that moving parts by robot from moulding to assembly was better than setting them free and recovering them again.

BLOW MOULDING

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Big suppliers join forces in injection blow.
Materials and machinery companies have got together to develop new injection blow moulding applications.

COMPOUNDING

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Improved ways of incorporating silicones.
New silicone polymer modifiers from Wacker.

TEMPERATURE CONTROL

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Second unit joins Regloplas budget range.
Last year the Swiss manufacturer introduced a budget-priced water temperature controller. Now it has one for oil.

FINISHING

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Extended stroke reaches mouldings on the production line.
A new pad printer from Teca Print has been designed to print large mouldings either on a jig, or while being indexed on the production line.

PIPE & PROFILE

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New York plumbers want plastic piping ban.
Plastic water pipe is a boon to builders because it's cheaper and easier to fit than copper. But plumbers in New York State say it's a fire hazard.

PACKAGING MATERIALS

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Dow tunes up performance for rigid packaging.
A slate of new materials from Dow.

Transparent biodegradable for conventional processing.
Research in Germany has produced a biodegradable material with properties like polystyrene, including transparency.

ENGINEERING MATERIALS

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Ringing the changes on engineering thermoplastics.
We've published a fair bit about cyclic PBT in the past. Now you can actually buy it.

Nylon 6 developed for growth in laser welding.
A new nylon 6 grade from DSM has been formulated to meet what the company sees as an imminent demand for laser welding in the automotive business.

SOFTWARE

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Materials data on demand.
Clive Maier looks at some aspects of the Material Data Center.

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FACTFINDER CONTACTS FOR THIS MONTH'S ISSUE



103 UPM Machinery Sales Ltd
        5 Elder Way, Waterside Drive,
        Langley Business Park,
        Slough
        SL3 6EP
        01753 548801
        E-mail: sales@upm.co.uk
        Web site: www.upm.co.uk

104 Aqua Cooling Solutions Ltd
        Link House, Tower Lane,
        Tower Industrial Estate,
        Eastleigh, Hampshire
        SO50 6NZ
        023 8064 1800
        E-mail: simon@aquacooling.co.uk
        Web site: www.aquacooling.co.uk

106 Resin Express Ltd
        11 The Valley Centre,
        High Wycombe,
        Bucks
        HP13 6EQ
        01494 459881
        E-mail: info@resinexpress.com
        Web site: www.resinexpress.com

107 Gneuss Kunststofftechnik GmbH
        c/o Moenichhusen 42,
        32549 Bad Oeynhausen,
        Germany
        01487 824614
        E-mail: gneuss@gneuss.com
        Web site: www.gneuss.com

108 Reifenhauser Ltd
        Sun Street,
        Tewkesbury,
        Gloucestershire
        GL20 5NX
        01684 299666
        E-mail: sales@reifenhauser.co.uk
        Web site: www.reifenhauser.com

109 Optimation Ltd
        PO Box 5479,
        Derby
        DE1 9HX
        0115 930 6000
        E-mail: helen.mitchell@ukonline.co.uk

110 Enercon Industries Ltd
        64 Edison Road,
        Aylesbury,
        Buckinghamshire
        HP19 8UX
        01296 330542
        E-mail: info@enerconind.co.uk
        Web site: www.enerconind.co.uk

111 KMT Cutting Systems AB
        Eaton Place,
        114 Washway Road,
        Sale, Cheshire
        M33 7RF
        0161 374 0734
        E-mail: info@kmt-waterjet.com
        Web site: www.cuttingbox.com

112 Husky Injection Molding Systems UK Ltd
        Siskin Drive,
        Middlemarch Business Centre,
        Coventry
        CV3 4FJ
        024 7651 8900
        Web site: www.husky.ca

114 Sussex Gauging Ltd
        Units 1 - 3 Stream Farm,
        Chiddingly,
        East Sussex
        BN8 6HG
        01825 873600
        E-mail: barry@sussex-gauging.co.uk
        Web site: www.sussex-gauging.co.uk

115 Meech Static Eliminators Ltd
        2 Network Point,
        Range Road,
        Witney, Oxon
        OX29 0YD
        01993 706700
        E-mail: sales@meech.co.uk
        Web site: www.meech.co.uk

116 WLT Ltd
        250 Thornton Road,
        Bradford,
        West Yorkshire
        BD1 2LB
        01274 220300
        E-mail: tecsales@wlt.co.uk
        Web site: www.wlt.co.uk

118 Wittmann (UK) Ltd
        Sanders Road,
        Finedon Road Industrial Estate,
        Wellingborough, Northants
        NN8 4NL
        01933 275777
        E-mail: info@wittmann.co.uk
        Web site: www.wittmann.co.uk

119 Apex Robot Systems UK
        78 Tanners Drive,
        Blakelands,
        Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
        MK14 5BN
        01908 616544
        E-mail: sales@apexrobot.co.uk
        Web site: www.apexrobot.co.uk

122 Brabender Technologie Ltd
        3 Tanning Court,
        Howley,
        Warrington, Cheshire
        WA1 2HF
        01925 244002
        E-mail: sales@brabender-tech.co.uk
        Web site: www.brabender-technologie.com

123 Capricorn Centre,
        Cranes Farm Road,
        Basildon, Essex
        SS14 3JA
        01268 526161
        E-mail: sharwood@allison.co.uk
        Web site: www.allison.co.uk

124 Velox UK Ltd
        1 Buckingham Place,
        Bellfield Road,
        High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
        HP13 5HW
        01494 463232
        Web site: www.velox.com

126 Summit Systems Ltd
        Unit F,
        Tame Park,
        Tamworth, Staffs
        B77 5DY
        01827 265800
        E-mail: info@summitsystems.co.uk
        Web site: www.summitsystems.co.uk

127 Sandretto (UK) Ltd
        Leigh Road,
        Swift Valley Industrial Estate,
        Rugby, Warks
        CV21 1DS
        01788 544221
        E-mail: welcome@sandretto.co.uk
        Web site: www.sandretto.co.uk

129 DSM United Kingdom Ltd
        DSM House,
        Papermill Drive,
        Redditch, Worcs
        B98 8QJ
        01527 590590
        E-mail: keith.edney@dsm.com
        Web site: www.dsmep.com

130 Frisetta Polymer
        16 St Margarets Close,
        Salisbury,
        Wiltshire
        SP1 2RY
        01722 339101
        E-mail: c.litherland@frisetta.de
        Web site: www.frisetta-polymer.de

136 Rittal Ltd
        Braithwell Way,
        Hellaby Industrial Estate,
        Hellaby, Rotherham
        S66 8QY
        01709 704000
        E-mail: information@rittal.co.uk
        Web site: www.rittal.co.uk

137 Motan Ltd
        Unit 10, Blacklands Way,
        Abingdon Business Park,
        Abingdon, Oxfordshire
        OX14 1RD
        01235 550011
        E-mail: sales.ltd@motan.com
        Web site: www.regloplas.com

140 Kaye-Dee Marking Solutions Ltd
        Stamford Street,
        Newhall Road Trading Estate,
        Sheffield
        S9 2TX
        0114 256 0222
        E-mail: info@kayedee.co.uk
        Web site: www.kayedee.co.uk

141 Moldflow (Europe) Ltd
        Central Court,
        Knoll Rise, Orpington,
        Kent
        BR6 0JA
        01689 878111
        Web site: www.moldflow.com

142 Moldflow (Europe) Ltd
        Central Court,
        Knoll Rise, Orpington,
        Kent
        BR6 0JA
        01689 878111
        Web site: www.moldflow.com

154 Honle UV (UK) Ltd
        Middlemore Lane,
        Aldridge,
        West Midlands
        WS9 8AN
        01922 457397
        E-mail: sales@honleuv.co.uk
        Web site: www.honleuv.co.uk

162 Web Processing (M/c) Ltd
        New Horwich Hall,
        New Horwich Rd, Whaley Bridge,
        High Peak
        SK23 7LG
        0870 777 1157
        E-mail: francis@webprocessing.co.uk
        Web site: www.webprocessing.co.uk

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